Prosecutors will weigh whether to seek the death penalty against a 19-year-old man charged Monday in the stabbing death of a Lebanon man.

Zachariah Wright, Lebanon, faces 23 charges in connection with the June 18 slaying of 73-year-old Maxwell Foster and the assault of his wife, 68-year-old Sonja Foster.

Wright faces one count each of murder, attempted murder, attempted rape, aggravated battery, criminal confinement, sexual battery, attempted arson, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, attempted burglary, obstruction of justice and false informing, as well as three counts of burglary and nine counts of theft.

“This case is everybody’s worst nightmare,” Boone County Prosecutor Todd Meyer said at a Monday news conference announcing the charges.

Meyer said his office will review whether to seek the death penalty, citing several aggravating circumstances and the fact that Wright was on probation for burglary.

“A decision will be made as to what we believe is the right thing to do for this community on behalf of the state of Indiana,” Meyer said. “Crimes that are committed like this are not only committed against the victims, right, but they’re committed against all of us as citizens of this state, and they’re committed against the peace and dignity of our society.”

Authorities allege Wright fatally stabbed Foster and attempted to rape his wife before trying to set her nightgown on fire, according to court documents.

Meyer said investigators believe Wright first broke into a nearby home on Pearl Street and stole two vests and a pickax. Afterward he broke into a vehicle and later stole a bicycle, which he rode to the Foster home on the 500 block of Dicks Street, Meyer said.

Officers found Maxwell Foster with an undetermined number of stab wounds, police said. Sonja was assaulted once inside the home and again after she managed to escape the house. She was eventually able to escape and get help from a neighbor.

Police found a pair of jeans inside Wright’s home covered in blood that later tested positive for the DNA of both Maxwell and Sonja Foster, Meyer said.

Lebanon Police Officer Justin Fuston read a statement on behalf of the Foster family during Monday’s news conference.

“As a result of one man’s senseless actions, Max Foster was taken from us early on Father’s Day morning," Fuston read. "Sonja was left scarred and without her life partner of almost 50 years. ... We take much solace knowing the right person is behind bars and will suffer the consequences of his actions.”